This:
https://github.com/exokitxr/exokit
Could be used to build an fully open-source VR interface using aframe WebXR technology.
A pity that there seems to be little interest in this. Really all that is needed is a 5.5" Full HD display, a hdmi adapter to connect to a RockPro64 (on your belt, or even better a new HardRock SBC) and a stand-alone 3DoF motion sensor (there are some cheap ones supported by OpenHMD). Pack all that in a existing Mobile VR plastic case and source some 3rd party GearVR controllers ( https://github.com/rdady/gear-vr-controller-linux ) and you got a pretty neat fully open-source VR headset similar to the Occulus GO.
It's more or less possible to do it DIY with OpenHMD and a old GearVR case and a glued in small HDMI display, but I think this would be a neat project for Pine64, especially now that the Panfrost GPU drivers for the RockPro64 are starting to get quite nice. It would also really help the OpenHMD community to have a nice tinker device similar to how the PinePhone is really helping projects like PostmarketOS.
Last but not least, with Facebook discontinuing the GO and starting to lock down the Quest more and more, as well as Google and Samsung having existed the market, there is actually a (small) market niche for cheap stand-alone VR headsets that are not tied to Facebook.
https://github.com/exokitxr/exokit
Could be used to build an fully open-source VR interface using aframe WebXR technology.
A pity that there seems to be little interest in this. Really all that is needed is a 5.5" Full HD display, a hdmi adapter to connect to a RockPro64 (on your belt, or even better a new HardRock SBC) and a stand-alone 3DoF motion sensor (there are some cheap ones supported by OpenHMD). Pack all that in a existing Mobile VR plastic case and source some 3rd party GearVR controllers ( https://github.com/rdady/gear-vr-controller-linux ) and you got a pretty neat fully open-source VR headset similar to the Occulus GO.
It's more or less possible to do it DIY with OpenHMD and a old GearVR case and a glued in small HDMI display, but I think this would be a neat project for Pine64, especially now that the Panfrost GPU drivers for the RockPro64 are starting to get quite nice. It would also really help the OpenHMD community to have a nice tinker device similar to how the PinePhone is really helping projects like PostmarketOS.
Last but not least, with Facebook discontinuing the GO and starting to lock down the Quest more and more, as well as Google and Samsung having existed the market, there is actually a (small) market niche for cheap stand-alone VR headsets that are not tied to Facebook.
